Barry C. Knestout


Barry Christopher Knestout
Bishop of Richmond
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Richmond
AppointedDecember 5, 2017
InstalledJanuary 12, 2018
PredecessorFrancis X. DiLorenzo
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 24, 1989
by James Aloysius Hickey
ConsecrationDecember 29, 2008
by Donald Wuerl, Francisco González Valer, and Martin Holley
Personal details
Born (1962-06-11) June 11, 1962 (age 62)
EducationMount St. Mary's Seminary
University of Maryland
MottoChrist our hope
Styles of
Barry Christopher Knestout
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Barry Christopher Knestout (born June 11, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Richmond since 2017.

Previously, Knestout served as the priest secretary for Cardinal James Hickey of Washington and then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Knestout also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, assisting Cardinal Donald Wuerl.